The importance of public relations and publicity for future generations

Ceyda Hazal Saray, a third year student at the Department of Public Relations and Publicity of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (FEASS) at Istanbul Gelisim University, visited Tuncay Azaphan Communication Vocational High School to explain the importance of public relations and publicity. A presentation where the expectations in the professional field in the future were told was given to the 11^th grades who want to study in the Department of Journalism and the 10^th and 11^th grade students who want to study in the Department of Public Relations and Organizational Services.
The first part of the presentation focused on what is public relations. It was emphasized who could perform this profession and what characteristics people should have. Later in the presentation, Saray made a speech explaining the application areas of the department which are advertising, marketing, organization, event management, sponsorship, social responsibility and brand communication.

Saray adviced high school students: “Work in your dream job whatever happens and study in the department you like. Learn every single thing a little but be an expert only in one field.” Some students asked if the state universities are better or foundation ones. The student Hazal answered: “Developing yourself is the important thing in this case. Getting certificates, attending courses, knowing a foreign language will bring you forward. As long as these are available to you, you do not need to separate universities as state or private, but I am very pleased with Istanbul Gelisim University”.